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ID #23809923
State New York
City Yonkers
Job type Full Time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Connected Health Care, LLC
Showed 2021-12-03
Date 2021-12-02
Deadline 2022-01-31
Category Et cetera
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Ultrasound Technologist

New York, Yonkers, 10703 Yonkers USA

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ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST

FULL TIME - Day Shift

Connected Health Care is searching for an Ultrasound Technologist to work in a renowned hospital in White Plains, NY. This is a great opportunity to join a team of driven people in a world-class hospital. This organization provides great opportunities for growth and advancement while also prioritizing work life balance, so if you are an ultrasound tech looking to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is for you!

Essential Functions of the Role

  • Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infections disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic examination.
  • Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information.
  • Ensure that the sonography examination order is complete, contains relevant information, and meets the standard of “medical necessity.”
  • Evaluate any contraindications, insufficient patient preparation, and the patient’s inability or unwillingness to tolerate the examination and associated procedures.
  • Communicate with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient’s ability to understand.
  • Use proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer.
  • Conduct patient clinical assessment and perform the diagnostic medical sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols.
  • Apply independent judgment during the sonography examination to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images.
  • Except as authorized by written facility policies and procedures, refer specific diagnostic, treatment or prognosis questions to the appropriate physician or healthcare professional.
  • As necessary, acquire additional ultrasound imaging to facilitate optimum diagnostic results for the interpreting physician.
  • Review examination images, synthesize examination results, and prepare the preliminary findings.
  • Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA) and facility policies, and procedures.
  • Provide patient services consistent with the Scope of Practice and Clinical Standards for the Diagnostic Sonographer.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Demonstrated competence in the specialty area(s) to be performed
  • Sonographer certification by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) required
  • BLS certification preferred
  • Demonstrated proficiency with computer skills and software programs used for documentation activities and report generation.


If you are interested in hearing more about this great opportunity, please contact:

Patrick – Healthcare Recruiter
(512) – 642 – 8865
patrick@connectedhc.com


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